Yes, I know he plays in C Major, but I have no clue what gauge strings to get for a
in that tuning so I figured it out in C Standard.
Btw, the low G isn't necessary for this song so I left it out.
Listen to song for rhythm.
Chorus/Intro chords in C Standard.
|------------|----------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0---|
|5-5-5-5-5-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-2-|2-2-2-2-2-5-|
|5-5-5-5-5-4-|4-4-4-4-4-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-5-|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0---|----------5-|
|3-3-3-3-3-2-|2-2-2-2-2---|----------4-|4-4-4-4-4-3-|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Second chord might have a C at the top.
|------------|------------|----------- -----|------- ------ ---|
|5-5-5-5-5-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------- -----|------- ------ ---|
|5-5-5-5-5-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------- -----|------- ------ ---|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------- -----|9*----- ------ ---|
|3-3-3-3-3-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-|----9*----10*----|------10*----10*p9-|
|------------|------------|0-0---0-0-- -0-0-|--0-0-- -0-0-- ---|
(repeat last two measures during intro)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/devin_townsend/hyperdrive_tab_ver_3.html ]
Verse (this is why I recommend at least Drop C)
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|9*----- ------ ---|
|----9*----10*-----|------10*----10*p9-|
|5-5---5-5-- --5-5-|--5-5-- -5-5-- ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|9*----- ------ ---|
|----9*----10*-----|------10*----10*p9-|
|3-3---3-3-- --3-3-|--3-3-- -3-3-- ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---|
|----------- ------|------- ------ ---| (Two
|----------- ------|9*----- ------ ---| Times)
|----9*----10*-----|------10*----10*p9-|
|0-0---0-0-- --0-0-|--0-0-- -0-0-- ---|
Then the part after the first chorus is just straight-forward palm-muted 8th notes on
5th fret on the low C string, along w/ a few fifth chords thrown in the rhythm. Hardly
notating out. After that:
|--------- -------|--------- -- -- -- -|
|--------- -------|--------- -- -- -- -|
|----11--12-----11|--12----12-12-12-12-|
|--------- -------|--------- -- -- -- -|
|----9---10-----9-|--10----10-10-10-10-|
|0-0---0-- -0-0---|0---0-0-- -- -- -- -|
The open notes might be fifths in drop tuning. Octaves might have a few slide-ins just
feel.
Kinda just did this from memory. It's a simple song and I hope this proves useful.
* = pinch harmonic. All pinch harmonics are two octaves higher than regular pitch.
p = pull-off
